Balanites rotundifolia
Also known as: Agialid rotundifolia Tiegh. +5 more
- Agialid rotundifolia Tiegh.
- Agialida rotundifolia Tiegh.
- Balanites gillettii Cufod.
- Balanites gillettii var. renifolia Cufod.
- Balanites orbicularis Sprague
- Balanites patriziana Lusina
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zygophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Balanites rotundifolia is a shrub or tree belonging to the Zygophyllaceae family. Indigenous to Africa and Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms